LOTR:Fellowship Of The Ring - Radio City Music Hall Concert Update

*****SPECIAL EVENTS*****

October 1st

Shore on the Score: The Music of the Lord of the Rings A free panel discussion moderated by Kurt Loder (MTV) with panelists Howard Shore (composer/conducter, The Lord of the Rings films), Doug Adams (author, The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films) and Billy Boyd (actor/musician who attained worldwide fame and acclaim with his portrayal of Peregrin “Pippin” Took in The Lord of the Rings films). Presented by The Paley Center for Media in association with New York Comic Com. The Paley Center for Media, 25 W. 52nd St., New York, NY 10019, (212) 621- 6600, www.paleycenter.org

October 3rd

Howard Shore does an exclusive CD signing at Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle, 6PM, including a conversation with Doug Adams Barnes & Noble, 1972 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, (212) 595-6859, www.barnesandnoble.com

October 5th – November 19th

J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Exhibit at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus Literary manuscripts from Marquette University’s renowned J.R.R. Tolkien Collection will be exhibited this fall at Fordham’s Gerald M. Quinn Library at Lincoln Center for the public free of charge. The exhibit marks the first time that the literary manuscripts have been exhibited in New York City. Forty select items will be on display, including drawings and sketches, calendars of Middle-earth, linguistic notes about the author’s invented languages, Hobbit family genealogies, detailed time schemes and other plot notes and examples of Tolkien’s finest calligraphy. Fordham University, Gerald M. Quinn Library at Lincoln Center, 113 W. 60th St. – First Floor, New York, NY 10023, (212) 636-6000, www.library.fordham.edu

October 8th

New York Comic Con throws a one-year countdown party starting at 6PM! An evening of unbridled excitement and breathless exhilaration as the New York Comic Con hosts a very special one-year party to celebrate the final countdown to the raging torrent of entertainment that is the 2010 New York Comic Con. Free bowling and more! >b>Bowlmor Lanes, 110 University Place, New York, NY 10003, (212) 255-8188

October 8th

Bill Boyd with BEECAKE at Joe’s Pub, 10:30PM Actor and musician,Billy Boyd, who starred in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Peregrin “Pippin” Took and contributed to the soundtrack with his original song “Steward of Gondor,” embarks on a tour of the U.S. East Coast with his band Beecake October 6th-11th in support of their new album “Soul Swimming.” Hear them in their New York debut! Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003, (212) 967-7555, www.joespub.com

October 9th

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore’s Complete Score Performed Live to Film, 7:30PM. 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, The Collegiate Chorale, Brooklyn Youth Chorus and Kaitlyn Lusk, conducted by Ludwig Wicki, perform the award-winning score. Special appearances by Howard Shore and Billy Boyd. Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, (212) 307-7171, www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com

October 10th

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore’s Complete Score Performed Live to Film, 7:30PM Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, (212) 307-7171, www.theradiocitylotrconcert.com

Billy Boyd with BEECAKE at Joe’s Pub, Midnight Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10003, (212) 967-7555, www.joespub.com

October 11th

Behind the Music of the Lord of the Rings Films at The Angel Orensanz Foundation, 10-2PM A presentation by Colleen Doran, the premiere of Elizabeth Cotnoir’s Journey’s End (with intro), David Salo speaks about choral texts from LoTR and Doug Adams and Howard Shore discuss the upcoming book – with quizzes, contests and giveaways presented by TheOneRing.net. The Angel Orensanz Foundation, 172 Norfolk St., New York, NY 10002, (212) 529-7194, www.angelorensanz.com ###

BILLY BOYD WITH BEECAKE

TO EMBARK ON US EAST COAST TOUR OCTOBER 6-11, 2009 www.myspace.com/beecakeband Actor and musician, Billy Boyd, who starred in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy as Peregrin “Pippin” Took and contributed to the soundtrack with his original song “Steward of Gondor”, will embark on a tour of the U.S. East Coast with his band Beecake October 6-11 in support of their new album “Soul Swimming.” The tour will coincide with The Radio City Music Hall performance of Howard Shore’s Oscar®-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring on October 9 and 10 at which Boyd will make an appearance. Beecake will be appearing at IOTA Café in Arlington, VA on October 6, The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA on October 7, Joe’s Pub in New York, NY on October 8 and 10, Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY on October 9 and Passim Center in Cambridge, MA on October 11. Billy Boyd says: “I can’t tell you how excited we all are to be playing our first East Coast gigs, especially as we have just finished our debut album. This will be our first time playing the album live and we can think of no better place to do that. A lot of our friends tell us how great an East Coast tour is and in particular the venues we are lucky enough to be playing. All of us in Beecake can’t wait to get to the venues, meet the people, play our music.” ABOUT THE BAND Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Beecake is Billy Boyd (vocals/guitar), John Crawford (drums/vocals), Billy Johnston (guitar/piano/vocals) and Rick Martin (bass/vocals). Formed in late September 2006, Beecake sold out their first gig at Barfly, Glasgow in January 2007 and after having fans travel to see them from as far a field as Japan, Germany, Italy and the USA, the band decided to record five tracks to be released on their EP “Just B.” Beecake gathered a very dedicated live audience and in the fall of 2008 won the Tartan Clef Best Live Band award at the Nordoff Robbins Music Awards. Beecake has played lived with such artists as The Fratelli’s, Sharleen Spiteri, Sandi Thom, The Attic Lights, Big Country, BMX Bandits, Amy MacDonald and Eddie Reader. In the summer of 2008, Beecake entered the studio again to start work on their full-length debut album, “Soul Swimming.” For more on Beecake and to hear music from “Soul Swimming,” visit www.myspace.com/beecakeband. ABOUT BILLY BOYD Billy Boyd attained worldwide fame and acclaim with his portrayal of Peregrin “Pippin” Took in Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Billy appeared in two of the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture in the same year (2004): The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (which won 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture) and Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (which won two Academy Awards). His other film credits include Stone of Destiny, On a Clear Day, Flying Scotsman, Seed of Chucky (the voice of Glen/Glenda), Urban Ghost Story, The Soldier’s Leap, Save Angel Hope and an animated A Midsummer Dream (the voice of Puck). In post-production at the moment are Glenn, Jursqu’a Toi (Every Jack has a Jill), Camel and PIMP. Billy co-starred with Gregor Fisher in the BBC2 series EMPTY and will be seen later this year in Jack Osborne’s Adrenaline Junkie. A native of Glasgov, Billy is a graduate and Fellow of the RSAMD and has performed in numerous theatre productions in Scotland and the UK. LISTINGS EDITORS: Billy Boyd’s band BEECAKE plays five performances only: OCTOBER 6 at 7PM, IOTA Café, Arlington, VA. For tickets, visit www.iotaclubandcafe.com or call (703) 522-8340. OCTOBER 7 at 8:30PM, Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA. For tickets, visit www.tinangel.com or call (215) 928-0770. OCTOBER 8 & 10 at 10:30PM, Joe’s Pub, New York, NY. For tickets, visit www.joespub.com or call (212) 967-7555. OCTOBER 11 at 9PM, Passim Center, Cambridge, MA. For tickets, visit www.clubpassim.org or call (617) 492-5300. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING – Howard Shore’s Complete Score Live to Film – with special appearance by Billy Boyd – plays at Radio City Music Hall on October 9 and 10 at 7:30PM. For tickets, visit www.radiocity.com/events/lord-of-the-rings-1009.html or call Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4111 or (800) 745-3000.